Wanting to put a CB in my Polaris UTV but I am finding that installing a good antenna may be an issue due to the lack of a good ground plane. I have seen the firestick "no ground plane" kits, and I'm unwilling to scrape paint/powder coat to try and get a solid connection to the roll bar. Any suggestions or just go GMRS?
I took my BC125AT scanner to a NASCAR race I went to at Richmond Raceway last Saturday. I ordered it from Amazon several years ago to replace my dad's old scanner that he used to have when he himself used to go to NASCAR races. While I was listening to the radio comms from the race teams, I occasionally hear what sounds like a jackhammer or a machine gun fire. Sometimes, that jackhammering/machine gunning sound forces me to turn the knob to force my scanner to move on to the next channel that's available. Anyone know what causes this and how I can remedy it?
I'm looking for a CB shop to check out my radio before a trip.
Just tuned the radio in my truck. Looking for a radio check but not much going on that I can hear? Usually I get a bunch of chatter
It will only receive to my knowledge and i want to get it receiving and transmitting so i can use it
I recently removed my CB (bearcat 980ssb) from my truck for…. Reasons…..
so I was wondering if there are any cb users in my area? I want to re install my unit after I ground my tool box and re mount my antenna (president iowa), anyone out here besides me?
Conditions are absolute crap today.
Hi guys I’m at a complete lost I had a old magnetic antenna that read fine on the meter but really didn’t have a good range. So I installed a larger one. But my swr is reading very high on all channels. Around 8.0 on 40 and 7.0 on 1. I’ve checked all connections with a multi meter and everything seems in order. Grounded to bare metal as well. Does anyone have any ideas.
Thanks in advance
Still new to CB, but I've tested it with my handheld, I can hear myself from the mobile setup
2026 Hyundai elentra
K30 antenna
Cobra 19 mini
Got the SWR low, I know I'm transmiting. Is it possible that because I live in a suburban area that no one can hear me? I've tried to go to higher elevations, any suggestions? Maybe try the highway? Do I need a longer antenna?
I am getting ready to set a CB station in my apartment. I was wondering what people are using.
SSB or Am, should I get a 10 meter radio or a normal 4 watt CB? Thanks
I have a cobra 25 installed in an old truck that I just bought. Antenna is a Wilson 1000 mounted on the cab roof. I received some conversation on channel 19 today but when I tried a radio check my status light went red when pressing the mic, meter did not move at all and no reply.
What could I check ?
Nothing like a old 89 cobra 148gtl. This was the bar back in the day. Here it is 100% original not one part changed in it. Only thing that's ever been done back in 92 was the extra channels and clarifier is unlocked and a moderate tune and I just recently aligned it.
Guy we had in one of our pit loaders let the coax cable get ripped out of the cb, it’s a Stryker sr-a10 antenna. Is there anyway to fix the end or get a replacement cable?
For those of you who mounted a CB at roof level in a vehicle, how did you do it! Is it just the liner holding it up? Surely you didn’t drill through the roof. I want to have a CB mounted from above in my car but can’t figure out how. Thanks.
I purchased a 2026 Ram 1500 Bighorn and I'm looking to get this as my first cb radio. https://a.co/d/0ct42D3v . I want to mount the radio on my dash and the antenna between the cab and the bed. Looking for advice on what antenna to purchase and if anything else is needed. If it matters the truck is the Quad cab with 6'4" bed.
A while ago i got my hands on and subesquently (accidentally) blew up a handheld TRC-210 from Realistic, in specific, i was being stupid () blew up the audio amplifier IC. does anymody here know what the chip number is, and can it be replaced?
So recently there have been a couple of YouTubers talking about 11m and what it could be like and the desire for legal 100w power etc.
They all mentioned amps and people talking over one another being loudmouths etc and they talked about being legal and enjoying DX!
So my (rambling) question, in the current situation heading towards the solar minimum where radio conditions for 11m aren't spectacular for years on end do people really manage dx contacts on SSB ? Do I have to stick to channels 36 to 40? SSB works on 14 or 12 too as far as I can tell. How do you call? I know how to do it on ham bands but what's the custom on 11m? Just throw your number out repeatedly until someone hears you? Change channels when big amp guys arrive and take the piss out of the little guy trying barefoot? Is this what everyone does? Thanks for reading.
I had the weather alert turned on my cobra but had never experienced a warning before. I had just turned the radio off as I was driving down my street so maybe it was still powered on slightly? The noise this thing made almost gave me a heart attack. I immediately tried to turn my radio off but it was already off and this blaring noise just continued until the broadcast came on. It was so loud inside the cab that after I verified my radio was off I thought maybe a fire engine was outside blaring an alarm. My ears were ringing and my external speaker now sounds cracky. Has anyone else experienced this???
Hello,
I drive a shop truck for a jd dealer and do a lot of woods work on logging roads and use my cb often for calling out markers to avoid getting run down by log trucks. Ive noticed that people are talking over me, meaning the truck closer behind me and the one coming at me are talking to each other and the one behind me I can hear but the one coming toward me I can’t until he’s pretty close.
Im currently using a uniden pc78ltx with power ran directly from the battery, unknown dual coax cable, and Wilson 2000 antennas. I had a cheaper radio and truck stop fiber glass antennas before so I upgraded both hoping for improvement and have seen slightly better performance but nothing spectacular. My swr is 1.5 on 1 and 1 on 40 according to the built in meter on my radio.
My question is, would it be worth my time to replace my coax with a decent pair (i think its the last thing I have to try) or is there other things you guys recommend I try first? Am I just expecting to much from my radio? I’m not sure where to go. Any help and input anyone can give is much appreciated. Thank you.
